CN104010864A - Configurable control panels - Google Patents
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Abstract
Control panels with controls for controlling components that are reconfigurable by a user by selective placement of tiles corresponding to each of the controls and components. The controls can further be actuated by detecting an object and its motion in proximity of the selectively placed tiles.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to method, system and equipment for control panel, more specifically relate to configurable control panel.
Background technology
As the driver of the means of delivery of automobile may need some assemblies of controlling means of delivery to reach safety, comfortable or practical purpose.Therefore, means of delivery typically has one or more assemblies that some controls are controlled means of delivery.Some common controls of means of delivery for example can comprise, radio receiver control is for tuning or volume, warmer space being set for heating rank is set, and defogger control is for arranging the defrosting degree of vehicle window.
Usually, the conventional control on means of delivery can be organized by cluster.For example, passenger vehicle may be in car cabin has center console between driver's one side of car front portion and passenger's one side, is wherein provided with some controls surface and interface.On center console, be usually provided for radio receiver, navigationsystem, warmer air-conditioning and other assemblies.
In many cases, owing to needing to control or need in other side a large amount of assemblies of user interactions in modern means of delivery, center console may controlled member be crowded with.Usually, center console may from be positioned at the means of delivery gauge panel at top extend to its bottom center tunnel (transmission tunnel) to necessary all controls means of delivery are set.Some positions on control panel may the more convenient and safer touching than other positions on control panel for driver.And current center console has a plurality of controls in position.In other words, on the surface of means of delivery center console, in ad-hoc location, particular control is set.Control position typical case on means of delivery is by non-end user one side, and as means of delivery, maker is pre-configured.Therefore, means of delivery maker, for each control being provided to the position of most convenient, may attempt the control that expection is the most frequently used, and attempts the control the most frequently using to be located in most convenient user's position.Although means of delivery maker may attempt making the control cluster in means of delivery, comprise that center console is user friendly as much as possible, for means of delivery maker, provide for each end user easily control interface configuration be impossible.
Current control cluster, as center console may be difficult for revising with regard to adding additional controls framework.For example, if someone wishes, by the functional means of delivery control surface of adding to of the control of its smart phone, may be difficult to realize, and may relate to and provide new control interface and wiring to can realize this additional functional.
Typical control cluster and control surface on means of delivery generally have via wiring and are electrically coupled to electronics package, as the switch of controller or other user's input interfaces, for determining switch or the interface of handling and being controollable function by these switches or interface conversion.Therefore, each control interface of means of delivery can have Special wiring or nonshared control unit hardware.Therefore, these controls may be difficult to reconfigure and be personalized.Moreover these controls and associated hardware increase the weight of means of delivery, this is less desirable, due to the quite special-purpose electrical infrastructure providing accordingly, realizes with high costs.In addition, the maintenance possibility relative difficult to means of delivery control, because maintenance may need to process the electrical infrastructure associated with each control.
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Referring now to accompanying drawing, these accompanying drawings are not necessarily drawn in proportion, wherein:
Fig. 1 is that diagram can be according to the simplification schematic top plan view of the example means of delivery driving compartment 100 with means of delivery control of a plurality of embodiment work of the present disclosure.
Fig. 2 is that diagram is according to the rough schematic view of the example control panel of the means of delivery of Fig. 1 of a plurality of embodiment work of the present disclosure.
Fig. 3 is that diagram is according to the rough schematic view of the example control panel of Fig. 2 of the configurable control paster (tile) providing on its of a plurality of embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 4 is that diagram is controlled the rough schematic view of paster according to the example of using together with example control panels a plurality of embodiment of the present disclosure and Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is that diagram is according to the simplification schematic side view of the operation of the example control panel of Fig. 2 of a plurality of embodiment work of the present disclosure.
Fig. 6 is that diagram is according to the simplification front-view schematic diagram of the operation of the example control panel of Fig. 2 of a plurality of embodiment work of the present disclosure.
Fig. 7 be diagram according to a plurality of embodiment of the present disclosure for the control panel receiving sensor input from Fig. 2 and the simplified block diagram of the example system of component control signal is provided.
Fig. 8 is that diagram provides the diagram of circuit of control signal with the exemplary method of control assembly according to a plurality of embodiment of the present invention.
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Hereinafter with reference accompanying drawing is more fully described embodiments of the invention, shown in the drawings of embodiments of the invention.But the present invention can adopt many different forms to implement, and should not be considered as being confined to embodiment in this paper; On the contrary, provide these embodiment so that disclose thoroughly and complete herein, they will convey to those skilled in the art by scope of the present invention fully.In the accompanying drawings, similar numbering refers to similar assembly.
Embodiments of the invention can be provided for equipment, the system and method for reconfigurable control panel.In one aspect, can on the control surface of means of delivery, provide with the user-interactive control of the component liaison of means of delivery, and can by means of delivery user, be selected and move.This control interface can comprise paster, and these pasters can optionally be arranged on control cluster or control panel, as installed on the center console of means of delivery.These pasters can have to be established thereon for identifying the marker character of paster.User can touch or make a gesture near one or more pasters to activate or control the assembly associated with this paster.In certain aspects, the paster of installing can be without being electrically connected to.In other respects, can use sensor, as imageing sensor detects the selection of one or more pasters.From the signal of sensor, can be provided to and explain that signal is with the system of the control function determining the user of control panel and want.In aspect other, this system can detected object, near pasters as one or more in being present in of user's finger and based on this, determines and controls function and associated signal and will control function and associated signal and be provided to the assembly of means of delivery.For some application, as the object of user finger is present near one or more pasters at first, then can detect the movement of this object to be identified for the control signal of one or more assemblies of means of delivery.
As disclosed herein, utilize virtual and configurable control cluster, the control surface of means of delivery can be completely passive.All these controls can be explained by computer vision.Therefore, without mechanical switch, driver plate, electronic component associated with the manipulation of sensing mechanical switch or driver plate etc.Therefore, configurable control cluster can reduce control cluster, control any one or more cost of framework, gauge panel or means of delivery.
Referring now to accompanying drawing, example embodiment of the present invention is described,
With reference now to Fig. 1,, means of delivery driving compartment 100 can comprise gauge panel 102, bearing circle 104, seat 106 and center armrest 108.Outward extending from gauge panel can be control panel, as comprised the center console 120 of front face 124.Center console 120 can also comprise light source 130 and imageing sensor 134.As the user of means of delivery, as the driver of means of delivery wishes to control the assembly of means of delivery, when Source Music system or warmer, user can be with center console 120 alternately to realize this type of control.
For the object of this discussion, means of delivery can include but not limited to car, truck, light truck, HD truck, pick up, utility van, transboundary car, van, commercial car, private home vehicle, SUV (sport utility vehicle), breakdown trailer, aerocraft, aircraft, jet plane, autogyro, space ship, ship or have any other applicable means of delivery of relative closure driving compartment.But, will recognize, embodiment of the present disclosure can also can realize therein in other environment that assembly controls and applying.Although should also be noted that the control element of means of delivery is depicted as center console, control panel or even single control, can provide on any surface of vehicle interior.For example, control surface can provide on one of them gauge panel 102, bearing circle 104, seat 106, center armrest 108, door (not shown) etc. are any.
With reference now to Fig. 2,, illustrative center console 120 can comprise the front surface 138 of front face 124 and a plurality of control pasters 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 mounted thereto.Each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can have respectively front surface 142,152,162,172,182 and 192, and marker character 146,156,166,176,186 and 196 is provided respectively on it.Marker character 146,156,166,176,186 and 196 can be indicated difference correspondence functional of each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190.For example, the heat indicator marker character 146 of paster 140 can be indicated the warmer of means of delivery.Therefore,, in the time of on being arranged on center console 120, paster 140 can be associated with the warmer of controlling means of delivery.Similarly, paster 150 can with the sound system relevance of means of delivery, paster 160 can be associated with user's cell phone, paster 170 can be associated with defroster system, paster 180 can be associated with bluetooth controller, and paster 190 can be associated with a/c system.Center console 120, paster 140,150,160,170,180 with 190 and associated marker character 146,156,166,176,186 and 196 can adopt any applicable shape, and can be associated from any amount of different controls that offer means of delivery occupant.
Paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 each can also there is physical markings, as the projections 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 of extending from front surface 142,152,162,172,182 and 192 respectively.Physical markings 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 can be indicated corresponding functional of the difference of the hardware associated with center console 120 and each paster 140,150,160,170,180 corresponding to system and 190, as what describe with reference to Fig. 6-8.In one aspect, projection 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 can be indicated associated function and the control of corresponding paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 of control panel 120.Each projection 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 can be uniqueness, and therefore can uniqueness ground sign identify with its corresponding paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190, and the function of associated and assembly.Each projection 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 can have the size, length, shape of uniqueness, from protrusion or its combination of corresponding front surface 142,152,162,172,182 and 192.As shown in Figure 2, each projection 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 has the length of uniqueness, and therefore can be identified by the length of its uniqueness.For example, projection 148 can indicate the paster 140 while being arranged on center console 120 can be associated with the warmer of controlling means of delivery.Similarly, projection 158 can indicating adhesive film 150 can with the sound system relevance of means of delivery, projection 168 can indicating adhesive film 160 can be associated with user's cell phone, projection 178 can indicating adhesive film 170 can be associated with defroster system, projection 188 can indicating adhesive film 180 can be associated with bluetooth controller, and protruding 198 can indicating adhesive film 190 can be associated with a/c system.
In certain embodiments, projection 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 can be dissimilar length on each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190.Moreover, in certain embodiments, projection 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 can on each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190, be dissimilar highly or the dissimilar protrusion from front surface 142,152,162,172,182 and 192.
Front surface 142,152,162,172,182 on each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 and 192 can roughly align with the front surface 140 of center console 120.As alternative, front surface 142,152,162,172,182 and 192 can raise up with respect to the front surface 140 of center console 120 or be recessed.
Continuation is with reference to figure 2, and light source 130 and imageing sensor 134 can provide near the upper end of the front face 124 of center console 120.In other embodiments, light source 130 and imageing sensor 134 can provide in any applicable position of the front face 124 with respect to center console 120.For example, light source 130 and imageing sensor 134 can be positioned near the lower end or side of front face 124 of center console 120.As other alternative, light source 130 and imageing sensor 134 can be located at the not homonymy of the front face 124 of center console 120.Light source 130 can comprise that light source 200 and optical element 202 are for generating illumination plane or the laser plane that limits edge 210.
In certain embodiments, light source 200 can be the projector of coherent radiation, as carried out light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation (laser) device with one or more wavelength emission laser beams.These wavelength can be arranged in for example infrared spectral range of spectrum, and therefore the user for center console 120 is sightless.As alternative, this wavelength can be arranged in nearly near ultraviolet ray (UV) scope.Alternative as another, the wavelength of light source 200 can provide at approximately 380 nm in the visible-range of approximately 750 nm.Light source 200 can be any known coherent source, includes but not limited to diode laser, quantum-well laser, solid-state laser, gas laser or its combination.In other embodiments, light source 200 can not be coherent source.For example, light source 200 can be the light-emitting diode (LED) with any multiple wavelength emission radiation.
Optical element 202 can be any multiple lens, catadioptre or waveguide or its any combination.In certain aspects, optical element 202 can provide radiator plane from point source of light or near point light source 200.In certain embodiments, optical element 202 can be Fresnel Lenses, and it provides the light output of relatively wide distribution from the input of relative narrower light.In some other embodiment, optical element 202 can be cylindrical lens, and it provides relatively flat light output from corresponding point shape light input 200.In some other embodiment, optical element 202 can be mechanical element, its by the output gridding from light source or scanning so that laser plane to be provided.
In certain embodiments, the laser plane being limited by border 210 can be positioned at front face 124 all pasters 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 near.Moreover in certain embodiments, all pasters 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 of front face 124 also can be observed in the visual field of the imageing sensor 134 being limited by border 212.Therefore, laser plane can be positioned near the front surface 142,152,162,172,182 and 192 on each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190, and the visual field of imageing sensor can be so that imageing sensor can detect near the light starting the front surface 142,152,162,172,182 and 192 from each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190.
Imageing sensor 134 can be the input of light image or light to be converted to any known device of electronic signal.Imageing sensor 134 can be any applicable type, comprises charge coupled device (CCD) (CCD), complementary oxide-semiconductor metal (CMOS) sensor.Imageing sensor 134 can also be any pixel counts and aspect ratio.Moreover imageing sensor 134 can, for the radiation-sensitive of any frequency, comprise infrared ray, visible ray or nearly UV.In one aspect, imageing sensor 134 has the frequency sensitivity scope of the frequency that comprises light source 130.
Although the front face 124 that six pasters 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 is installed to center console 120 is shown, can has any amount of paster.Moreover, according to a plurality of embodiment of the present disclosure, can between paster, there is along vertical, level or diagonal the spacing of any amount.As non-limiting example, in certain embodiments, can there be 9 pasters by the arrangement of 3 paster * 3 pasters.As additional, paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can be any applicable shape.
Although should also be noted that a part that single light source 130 and single image sensor 134 is illustrated as to center console 120, can have any amount of light source 130 and imageing sensor 134.For example, can have two light sources, wherein each light source provides the radiation of identical wavelength or different wave length.Two laser planes that can have two light sources to generate, wherein each laser plane can comprise the illumination of the wavelength that differs from one another.Moreover, can there is the single image sensor that can detect two wavelength.As alternative, can provide two independent imageing sensors, each imageing sensor is configured to only detect one of wavelength that one of laser plane with the generation of one of two light sources is corresponding.
With reference now to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4,, paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 is installed in can the recess 220 in front face 124 or " being bumped into " to the front face 124 of center console 120.Recess 220 can have sidewall 222, has groove 224 in sidewall 222.Each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can have sidewall 230, the hasp 232 stretching out from sidewall 230.When user wants specific paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 to be installed to front face 124, user can be by paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 so that hasp 232 be chimeric to paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 modes that are held in place on front face 124 are inserted in recess 220 with groove 224.
Can recognize, can reconfigure center console 120 by remove, add or rearrange paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 on front face 124.The position that one or more pasters 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can be moved on on front face 124 as the driver's of means of delivery user during use, may be for this user center console 120 configurations easily to produce.Therefore, use center console 120 with control paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 combinations, final control panel, control cluster and control surface can be reconfigurable.
As the non-limiting example that reconfigures center console 120, during summer, when air-conditioning may more frequently be used than warmer, driver can determine the paster corresponding with air-conditioning 190 to be placed on front face 124 and near near the of driver or other, to facilitate position with respect to warmer paster 140 is relative.Similarly, in the winter time during, when warmer may more frequently be used than air-conditioning, same driver can determine to be placed on front face 124 and near near the of driver or other, to facilitate position with respect to air-conditioning paster 140 is relative with warmer paster 140.
As another non-limiting example that reconfigures center console 120, consider to prefer to and in means of delivery, use cell phone but not listen to wireless user.User can select phone paster 160 to be placed on center console 120 than music paster 150 position more easily.May have while driving in different user's means of deliverys and prefer to and listen to music, but not use cell phone.This second user can select music paster 150 to be placed on center console 120 than phone paster 160 position more easily.
Therefore, the center console in means of delivery 120 and be generally control panel can be at least in part based on user preference and behavior, environmental factor or means of delivery can with assembly reconfigure and customize.For example, if means of delivery does not have bluetooth controller assembly, user can not comprise bluetooth paster 190 on center console 120.As additional, should be noted that for as the above-disclosed control panel with paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190, the predetermined control layout that people provide without the maker that must use by means of delivery.It is convenient that people can be customized to control panel it.Moreover maker can provide latent functionality the presets list, driver or user can be given these pasters.Therefore,, with respect to predetermined and not configurable control surface, reconfigurable control surface can provide more convenience, safety, workability and more low-cost.
Paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can be constructed by the light thermoplastic material of working weight, as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutyleneterephthalate (PBT), PTT (PTT), sour second diester (PEN), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA or organism glass), polyethylene (PE) etc.In certain embodiments, paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can pass through mold technique, as injection-molded, forms.As alternative, paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can form by extrusion forming process.Use multiple polymers material, comprise themoplasticity and thermosetting plastic, the outward appearance of attracting sense of touch and aestheticism can be provided.As additional, the paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 of being constructed by plastic material can relatively inexpensively form, and relatively high durability can be provided, and paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can stand certain vehicle interior geographical and mid-season extreme temperature especially therein.
Paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 can be used as other non-plastic materials of alternative use and forms, and includes but not limited to metal, glass, pottery, natural fiber, timber, paper, clamp, composite material or its combination.As example, paster can be used Sheet Metal Forming Technology to be formed by metal.In certain embodiments, in the situation of paster that may need particular configuration, may need specific appearance or facing.For example, if vehicle interior has nickel frosted facing, may expect to use metal paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190, because may conflict mutually with whole style or the aesthetic feeling of vehicle interior as the other materials of timber or plastics.
Should be noted that and can obtain the some of them of paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 from maker or the retailer of means of delivery as the driver's of means of delivery end user.User can obtain or provide other pasters by third party.For example, means of delivery maker can provide warmer paster 140 to control the assembly of means of delivery, i.e. warmer, and its assembly as new means of delivery is sold.But cell phone paster 160 can be to separate with means of delivery the paster that offers user.For example, cell phone paster 160 can be provided by cellular maker or cellular service provider.Therefore, end user can obtain the control paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 for the control of multiple assembly from multiple separate sources.Paster for the size of the paster obtaining from multiple source and appearance and sense of touch, can be provided with standard, so that can exchange and use across a plurality of platforms.Moreover, can select by type to buy paster.For example, can come to buy wooden, metal or plastics paster for identical control function according to the appearance of user's means of delivery and facing.
Although illustrate with plane square form, will recognize, paster can adopt any applicable form, includes but not limited to knob, rotating disk, slide block or convex surfaces.The paster of some form can provide attracting sense of touch to experience.In one aspect, this type of paster can imitate the rotating disk that user may be accustomed to, but its essence is passive.Moreover in certain embodiments, various ways paster can provide tactile feedback, as vibration or rumble.It should further be appreciated that, can use any applicable installation elements that these pasters are installed to control panel 120, include but not limited to abampere dress, as the fastener of the suspension hook of Velcro and ring, machanical fastener, bolt, special shaped screw bolt, nail, lug boss, adhesives or its combination.
With reference now to Fig. 5,, open according to the mechanism of the manipulation for detection of each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 of some embodiment.Near above paster 170,180 and 190, the laser plane 240 that light source 130 is launched is shown, together with the front surface 138 of center console 120.When as the object of finger 244 near and while disturbing laser plane 244, can cause the light scattering 250 of some light of projection in laser plane 240.Scattering light and then can be detected by imageing sensor 134, and then produce the signal of indication scattering light.In one aspect, imageing sensor can generate in conjunction with paster 170,180 and 190 respectively in corresponding projection 178,188 and 198 each and from pointing image and the corresponding image signals of the light scattering 250 that 244 reflections produce.In one aspect, each of projection 178,188 and 198 can be uniqueness, and therefore distinct from each other.The projection 178,188 of uniqueness and 198 can also be for identifying corresponding paster 170,180 and 190.Again moreover, can infer that light scattering 250 is with respect to each position in projection 176,186 and 196 according to image sensor signal.The picture signal that can provide based on imageing sensor thus, to infer with respect to projection 178,188 and 198 position of finger 244.If projection 178,188 and 198 can also be turned to particular functionality by attribute, determine that the finger 244 specific pasters 170,180 of touching and the functional of 190 corresponding assemblies are possible.
With reference now to Fig. 6,, wherein pictorial images sensor 134 can repeatedly provide image sensor signal to show the movement of finger 244.For example, imageing sensor 134 can detect finger 244 at paster, as clicked on the surface of paster 150, as double-clicked.Select one of paster, as double-clicked the particular functionality that can indicate the assembly associated with specific paster after paster 150.For example, the double-click of music paster 150 can be indicated the switching of music or be opened or closed.Thus, can first by the front surface 152 of touching paster 150, select music paster 150, then double-click front surface 152 and come indicative of desired to open music.
Multiple other that imageing sensor 134 can be realized detection finger 144 by the repeated sampling of particular frame speed move.For example, imageing sensor 134 can detect that the finger shown in arrow 260 moves down, the finger shown in arrow 262 moves up, moving right shown in being moved to the left shown in arrow 264, arrow 266, and the anticlockwise direction shown in arrow 268 moves with the clockwise direction shown in arrow 270 and moves.During these fingers 244 move, each can indicate the particular functionality of the center console associated with specific paster 120 expectations.The non-limiting example that continues music paster 150, once user has selected paster 150, user can being moved further of finger 244 based on user provide additional command.Can reduce associated with the volume of for example music by moving down 260.Similarly, can improve associated with the volume of for example music by moving up.Can change the speaker balance of music or provide the frequency discrimination of music balanced by sway 264 and 266.Can move tuning radio receiver or browsing of music playlist to select particular songs with conter clockwise 268 and cw 270.
Although imageing sensor 134 pairs of fingers, 244 repeated samplings and mobile tracking are in the scene of controlling in music, by recognizing, finger 134 can be moved and converts the control to assembly in several scenes to.For example, specific finger 244 moves the speed that can improve or reduce the temperature of warmer system or the forced air of a/c system is set.
With reference now to Fig. 7,, wherein illustrate according to embodiment of the present disclosure for based on reconfigurable control panel, as the user interactions of center console 120 provides the example system 280 of component control signal.System 280 can comprise one or more treaters 284, and one or more treaters 284 are coupled to electronic memory 286 via communication link 290 in communication.One or more treaters 284 can also be coupled to imageing sensor 134 in communication, and receive the image sensor signal that imageing sensor 134 generates.
One or more treaters 284 can comprise and be not limited to central processing unit (CPU), digital signal processor (DSP), Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC), CISC (CISC), microprocessor, microcontroller, field programmable gate array (FPGA) or its any combination.System 280 can also comprise for the chipset (not shown) of communicating by letter between one or more other assemblies of control processor 284 and system 280.In certain embodiments, system 280 can be from Intel treater and chipset series, as Intel Atom processor family based on Intel architecture system and one or more treater 284 and chipset.One or more treaters 284 can also comprise for the treatment of one or more special ICs (ASIC) of particular data processing capacity or task or Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP).
Memory device 286 can comprise one or more volatibility and/or non-volatile memory device, includes but not limited to random-access memory (ram), dynamic ram (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM) (SRAM), synchronous dynamic DRAM(SDRAM), double data rate (DDR) SDRAM(DDR-SDRAM), RAM-BUS DRAM(RDRAM), flash memory device, EEPROM (EEPROM), non-volatile Ram(NVRAM), USB (USB) mobile memory or its combination.
In certain embodiments, one or more treaters 284 can be parts for car entertainment (IVI) system.In other embodiments, one or more treaters 284 can be exclusively used in for the system 280 of component control signal is provided.Therefore,, in this type of embodiment, system 280 is separated with IVI system.But system 280 can be alternatively and the IVI system communication of means of delivery.Be further noted that system 280 can be a part or the associated otherwise of the mainframe computer of means of delivery.The software associated with system 280 can also be stored on server or Cloud Server, and can be transferred to via wired connection, wireless connections, intelligent key, USB (USB) actuator etc. the system 280 of means of delivery.
At the on period of system 280, one or more treaters 284 can receive image sensor signal from imageing sensor 134.As what discuss with reference to figure 5 and Fig. 6, image sensor signal can provide relevant object, as points the information of 244 positions with respect to one or more pasters 140,150,160,170,180 and 190.Thus, one or more treaters 284 can analysis image sensor signal to determine whether user has touched wherein one or more of paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190.Can determine by analyzing from disturbing the light scattering 250 of the finger 244 of laser plane 240 make this with respect to the position of the position of one or more physical markings, the sense of touch projection 148,158,168,178,188 that provides on each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 and 198 form are provided these physical markings.For example, if light scattering 250 detected near projection 188, one or more treaters can determine that user wants to touch bluetooth controller paster 180.In one aspect, electronic memory 286 can storing software program or other instruction set, and the image sensor signal that can provide based on imageing sensor 134 when these software programs or other instruction set are moved on one or more treaters 284 is determined the pasters of finger 244 touchings.
In certain embodiments, as be stored in software on electronic memory 286 and program whether can be incorporated to for inferring that user points 244 touchings are the additional logic of having a mind to.In some cases, especially, in means of delivery arranges, people may by mistake touch wherein one or more pasters of paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190.For example, if user points 244, near center console 120 and means of delivery, on the road of jolting, travel, finger may unexpectedly touch the paster 140,150,160,170,180 of center console 120 and wherein one or more of 190.Therefore, except inferring the position of light scattering and identifying paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 according to its respective bump 148,158,168,178,188, and 198, one or more treaters can also additionally be analyzed the movement of finger 244 to determine whether touch event is useful.For example, if one or more treaters 284 detect the touching of finger 244 based on image sensor signal, but after touching, the random movement of finger 244 detected, one or more treaters can think that initial contact event is unintentionally and is ignored.In one aspect, random movement can comprise that then finger 244 to move along one or more unexpected directions with relatively high deceleration relatively at a high speed.In other respects, one or more treaters 284 can detect other random movements that center console 120 is unexpectedly touched in 244 movements due to means of delivery of sign finger.
After one or more treaters 284 are determined initial contact event based on image sensor signal, one or more treaters can then be determined the position of the finger 244 front faces 124 with respect to center console 120.In fact, one or more treater 284 can come the movement of " observations " finger 244 to determine the control action that user expects by following the tracks of the movement of light scattering 250.For example, if one or more treaters 284 are determined finger 244 and are touched wittingly air-conditioning paster 190, the subsequent movement that one or more treaters 284 can be analyzed finger to be to detect one or more movements of expecting in advance, as double-clicked, downward 260, upwards 262, left 264, to the right 266, conter clockwise 268 or cw 270 move.One or more treaters 284 can the movement of expecting in advance based on detecting be determined control action.For example, if be moved to the left 264, one or more treaters can interpreting user expectation reduce the thermostat temperature of air-conditioning.
Once one or more treaters 284 determine that user wants to carry out the action of one or more assemblies, one or more treaters 284 can generate control signal for it.Then one or more treaters can directly be provided to control signal assembly or means of delivery computing machine, and the component control signal that then means of delivery computing machine can generate based on one or more treaters 284 carrys out control assembly.Follow previous non-limiting example, if one or more treater 284 determines that user wishes to reduce the temperature setting of air-conditioning, one or more treaters 284 can be controlled the control signal that air-conditioning arranges to reduce temperature for air-conditioning generates.The control signal that is linked to each assembly can be stored on electronic memory 286 for one or more processor access.In one aspect, these control signals can be organized as to question blank and be stored on electronic memory 286.For example, if the control action deciphering of carrying out wanted user based on image sensor signal by one or more treater 284, one or more treaters 284 can be accessed electronic memory 286 with the access component control signal associated with this control action.
Should be noted that with control program not configurable and wiring and compare, illustrate herein for controlling the control system of the assembly of means of delivery and need electrical wiring and adaptor union still less.Paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 is not electrically coupled to their corresponding assemblies directly or indirectly.This is very difficult for not configurable control panel, in not configurable control panel, may use conducting element, if adaptor union, wire, circuit card etc. are by one or more switches assembly corresponding to electrical hookup directly or indirectly.Thus, as disclosed herein, configurable control panel can have electric device and mechanical element still less, and electric device and mechanical element be possibility et out of order in use, and can provide and relatively have cost efficiency and simple type solution for the assembly of control means of delivery.In one aspect, the manufacture of reconfigurable center console 120 is compared the Master Cost can with relative minimizing with not configurable control panel.In one aspect of the method, reconfigurable center console 120 can relatively less have the element of possibility et out of order, and therefore can more easily carry out fault handling and maintenance than not configurable control panel.In one aspect of the method, reconfigurable center console 120 is relatively lighter than not reconfigurable control panel, and therefore can facilitate at means of delivery on period the saving of fuel oil.
With reference now to Fig. 8,, wherein illustrate the method that component control signal is provided 300 according to a plurality of embodiment of the present disclosure.At frame 302 places, monitor control panel.As in conjunction with shown in Fig. 1-3, can monitor control panel by imageing sensor 134.In other, imageing sensor 134 can detect laser plane 240 and near any light scattering 250 front face 124 of center console 120 generating from light source 130.
At frame 304 places, determine that whether paster is touched.This determines can need one or more treater 284 monitoring picture sensor signals, and determines whether to detect the light scattering 250 from laser plane 240.In certain embodiments, one or more treaters can also determine that user touches paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 and whether wants, as what discuss with reference to figure 7.
If determine that at frame 304 places paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 is all not touched, method 300 turns back to frame 302, and continues to monitor control panel.But, if determine that at frame 304 places paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 is touched, at frame 306 places, determine which paster is touched.Determining which paster is touched can need one or more treaters by the position of the light scattering detecting 250 and physical markings, sense of touch projection 148,158,168,178,188 as corresponding in each paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 and 198 location comparison.In one aspect, one or more treaters can be defined as accessed paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 having respective protrusions 148,158,168,178,188 and 198 close to the paster of light scattering 250.In other respects, can infer touched paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 with other algorithms.
Once determine that at frame 306 places which paster 140,150,160,170,180 and 190 is accessed, can monitor the motion of finger at frame 308 places.As what describe with reference to figure 6, can repeatedly near imaging control panel and by the image sensor signal obtaining, be provided to the motion that one or more treaters 284 monitor finger 244 by imageing sensor 134.In one aspect, one or more treaters 284 can be followed the tracks of with approximately 2 millimeters (mm) motion of finger 244 to the precision within the scope of approximately 200 mm.One or more treaters 284 can also be analyzed finger 244 motion, and the movement of definite associated, as double-clicked, downward 260, upwards 262, left 264, to the right 266, conter clockwise 268, cw 270 etc.
At frame 310 places, determine that whether finger 244 motions that monitor are corresponding to the control action of wanting.For example, if if the special exercise of frame 308 places supervision is corresponding to the paster 140,150,160,170,180 of frame 306 places selection and the actions available of 190 corresponding assemblies, determine that the motion monitoring is corresponding to the control action of wanting.
If determine that at frame 310 places the motion monitoring does not correspond to the control action of the assembly of selecting at frame 306 places, unrecognized at frame 312 prescribing method 300 notice user movements, and turn back to frame 302 to continue to monitor control panel.This notice can realize by any known mechanism, comprises and adopting as the form of display message on electronic console or as by being located at the form of the audible notification of the loud speaker in the driving compartment 100 of means of delivery.
If the control action of the assembly that definite motion monitoring is selected corresponding to frame 306 places at frame 310 places, the method is then carried out control assembly according to control action generation control signal.As what discuss with reference to figure 7, can utilize the control action data bank in the electronic memory 286 of the system of being stored in 280 to determine control action.Generated control signal can also be provided to the corresponding assembly of means of delivery.
Should be noted that can be according to some embodiment of the present disclosure amending method 300 in many ways.For example, in other embodiment of the present disclosure, one or more operations or not one or more operations of manner of execution 300 according to the order of sequence that can canceling method 300.As additional, according to other embodiment of the present disclosure, other operations can be added to method 300.
Embodiment described herein can realize to for example carry out method described herein and/or operation with hardware, software and/or firmware.The tangible machine readable media that some embodiment described herein can be used as storage machine readable instructions provides, if these machine readable instructions are carried out by machine, impels machine to carry out method described herein and/or operation.This tangible machine readable media can include but not limited to the memory disc of any type, for example, comprises floppy disk, CD, compact disk read-only memory (ROM) (CD-ROM), can write compact disk (CD-RW) and magneto-optic disk; Semiconductor devices, as read-only memory (ROM) (ROM), as the random-access memory (ram) of dynamic and static RAM (SRAM), Erarable Programmable Read only Memory (ERPOM), EEPROM (EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical card; Or be suitable for the tangible medium of any type of store electrons instruction.This machine can comprise any applicable processing or computing platform, device or system, and can realize with the combination of any applicable hardware and/or software.These instructions can comprise the code of any applicable type, and can realize with any applicable programming language.In other embodiments, for carrying out the machine-executable instruction of method described herein and/or operation, can be included in firmware.
This paper describes various features, aspect and embodiment.These features, aspect and embodiment are easy to be susceptible to combination and variation and modification each other, as the skilled person will appreciate.Therefore, the disclosure should think that containing this type of combines, changes and revise.
The term adopting is herein unrestricted use with representing as description, and in the use of this type of term and expression, be not intended to get rid of any equivalent (or its a plurality of parts) shown and feature that describe, and recognize, multiple modification is possible within the scope of the claims.Other modifications, variation and alternative be also possible.Therefore, claim ought to contain all these type of equivalents.
Although some embodiment of the present invention describes in conjunction with being considered as most realistic and multiple embodiment at present, but be appreciated that and the invention is not restricted to the disclosed embodiments, but contrary, the present invention should be contained multiple modification and the equivalent arrangements comprising within the scope of the claims.Although adopt specific term herein, these terms are only in general and descriptive sense and infinite object is used.
Written description usage example discloses some embodiment of the present invention herein, comprises optimum embodiment, and makes those skilled in the art can implement embodiments of the invention, comprises and manufactures and use any device or system and carry out any method being incorporated to.The scope of the claims obtained of some embodiment of the present invention is defined by claim, and can comprise other examples that those skilled in the art imagine.If these type of other examples have and there is no the structural element of the word language that is different from claim or this type of other examples and comprise and the word language of the claim equivalent structure element without substantial differences, these type of other examples should be within the scope of the claims.
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1. a method, comprising:
Near the Emission Lasers plane control panel associated with means of delivery, described control panel comprises at least one paster;
Detection is from the light scattering of described laser plane; And
By at least one treater, be based in part on the position that object is determined in described light scattering.
2. the method for claim 1, each of wherein said at least one paster also comprises corresponding respectively marker character and the physical markings of the difference correspondence of stretching out from each surface of described at least one paster.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, the position of wherein determining described object also comprises the physical markings of the described correspondence that detects each paster.
4. method as claimed in claim 2, the position of wherein said object comprises that described object is with respect to the position of one or more pasters of described at least one paster.
5. the method for claim 1, each of wherein said at least one paster is reconfigurable with respect to the position of described control panel.
6. the method for claim 1, wherein said laser plane is generated by laser diode and optical element.
7. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said optical element comprises Fresnel Lenses.
8. the method for claim 1, wherein detects described light scattering and comprises and utilize imageing sensor to monitor described light scattering.
9. the method for claim 1, wherein said to liking finger.
10. the method for claim 1, also comprises: the assembly of described means of delivery is controlled in the position based on described object at least in part.
11. the method for claim 1, also comprise:
Repeatedly detect the light scattering from described laser plane; And
The position of described object is repeatedly determined in light scattering based on repeatedly detecting from described laser plane at least in part.
12. methods as claimed in claim 11, also comprise: the assembly that repeats to determine to control described means of delivery of the position based on described object at least in part.
13. 1 kinds of means of deliverys, it comprises:
Control panel;
Be arranged at least one paster on described control panel;
Be configured to provide the light source of laser plane;
Be configured to detect the sensor of the light scattering of the described laser plane disturbed by object; And
In communication, be coupled to described sensor and be configured at least one treater that the position of described object is determined in light scattering based on detected.
14. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 13, each of wherein said at least one paster also comprises respectively corresponding marker character and the physical markings of the difference correspondence of stretching out from each surface of described at least one paster.
15. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 14, the position of wherein determining described object also comprises each the physical markings of described correspondence that detects described paster.
16. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 13, each of wherein said at least one paster is reconfigurable with respect to the position of described control panel.
17. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 13, wherein said light source comprises laser diode and optical element.
18. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 17, wherein said optical element comprises Fresnel Lenses.
19. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 13, wherein sensor comprises imageing sensor.
20. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 13, the assembly that also comprises described means of delivery, the described assembly of described means of delivery is coupled to described at least one treater and is configured to be controlled the position based on described object at least in part by described at least one treater in communication.
21. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 13, also comprise the secondary light source that is configured to provide the second laser plane.
22. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 21, wherein said sensor is also configured to detect the second light scattering of described the second laser plane that described object disturbs.
23. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 22, wherein said at least one treater is also configured at least based on the second light scattering detecting, determine the position of described object.
24. means of deliverys as claimed in claim 21, the wavelength of wherein said secondary light source is different from the wavelength of described light source.
25. comprise at least one computer-readable medium of computer executable instructions, and described computer executable instructions, when being carried out by one or more treaters associated with means of delivery, is carried out and comprised following method:
Near the Emission Lasers plane control panel associated with means of delivery, described control panel comprises at least one paster;
Detection is from the light scattering of described laser plane; And
Be based in part on described light scattering and determine the position of object.
26. computer-readable mediums as claimed in claim 25, wherein said method also comprises that the position based on described object at least in part controls the assembly of described means of delivery.
27. computer-readable mediums as claimed in claim 25, wherein said method also comprises:
Repeatedly detect the light scattering from described laser plane; And
The position of described object is repeatedly determined in light scattering based on repeatedly detecting from described laser plane at least in part.
28. methods as claimed in claim 27, wherein said method also comprises: the assembly that repeats to determine to control described means of delivery of the position based on described object at least in part.
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